Hotel Garawa — Restaurant in Maharashtra

Yesterday, while traveling along the highway, I noticed a large crowd gathered in front of a restaurant. Assuming it was a popular spot for non-vegetarian food, I decided to stop and check it out.

Upon entering, I found there was a 15-minute waiting period. Out of curiosity, I asked the manager about the restaurant’s specialty so I could decide what to order. Surprisingly, he mentioned that they specialize in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

The seating arrangement was mixed, with no separate family section. I ordered a mutton thali, which included mutton masala, mutton alani, an egg, raita, and bhakri. For my wife, I inquired about an egg thali, but the waiter informed me they didn’t offer one. Instead, we had to order egg masala separately. When I asked what kind of gravy they used in the egg masala, he mentioned it was onion-based. So, we ordered egg masala and bhakri for her.

Now, let me share my experience with the food: • The mutton masala was tasteless, coated with black masala(no taste) and lacked flavor. • The mutton alani rassa was decent. • The egg masala served with my thali was oily and tasteless — I could barely finish half of my bhakri.

To my disappointment, the separate egg masala we ordered turned out to be the same gravy they used for the mutton masala, overloaded with tomato gravy. It became clear that they didn’t have distinct gravies for different dishes; they simply used the same base for both veg and non-veg items.

My wife could barely finish her egg masala, and overall, the experience was a complete letdown.

It seems the restaurant’s primary customer base consists of travelers or locals from nearby areas. Frankly, I can’t imagine anyone going out of their way from Pune city just to dine there.

Their menu mentioned that food would be served within 15 minutes after placing an order. However, it took 20 minutes just for their manager to come and...

Food : Ordered chicken angara, it was served in silver foil container on a sizzling plate with fried chicken pieces in it. Chicken was hard and who adds chicken fried pieces in angara gravy and serves in silver foil. Didn't like it at all.

Along with it ordered rice and dal tadka as well which was average in taste. Bhakri was good.

Cleanliness : Not clean, used tissues were littered on floor by customers and staff was unable to clean it.

Price : Reasonable but taste and quality was compromised.

Service : Person who was taking order was not much interested in taking orders,he was not aware what goes into gravy although it was mentioned under their special menu. Also service was slow.

Overall not recommended for below par service, cleanliness and...

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